Electrical Engineers

People in this career often have these skills:

• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

• Physics - Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.

• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
• Number Facility - The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Design structures or facilities.
• Design electrical equipment or systems.
• Maintain electronic equipment.
• Direct industrial production activities.
• Direct construction activities.

• Direct installation activities.
• Direct equipment maintenance or repair activities.
• Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
• Operate computer systems.
• Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
• Discuss designs or plans with clients.
• Test products for functionality or quality.
• Inspect operational processes.
• Investigate system, equipment, or product failures.
• Design alternative energy systems.
• Create electrical schematics.
• Develop software or computer applications.
• Develop software or applications for scientific or technical use.
• Design control systems for mechanical or other equipment.
• Prepare operational reports.
• Estimate operational costs.
• Prepare project budgets.
• Devise research or testing protocols.
• Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
• Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
• Design energy production or management equipment or systems.
• Design energy-efficient equipment or systems.
• Survey land or bodies of water to measure or determine features.

• Aerospace Engineers

• Mechanical Engineers

• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

• Photonics Engineers

• Logistics Engineers

• Validation Engineers

• Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar

• Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

• Industrial Engineers

• Computer Hardware Engineers